Digital Agricultural Systems for Orchard and Vineyard Management

Dear Colleagues,

The new climate scenario is driving the need for smart and sustainable solutions for perennial crop systems such as orchards and vineyards. Precision agriculture technologies offer valuable insights into plant stress detection, yield estimation, fruit ripeness, and quality control. Furthermore, the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is driving the development of smart strategies to support fruit- and wine- growers in qualitative monitoring and decision-making processes. Several technological toolboxes already in use and arising from research can address the current needs in terms of sustainability and increased quality and quantity of information.

This Special Issue invites contributions focused on innovative sensing techniques and data fusion approaches tailored to fruit and grape production and monitoring. Topics may include precision management of perennial crops, proximal sensing, water stress monitoring, new technologies for fruit quality assessment, optical sensors, prototype development and field validation, and IoT and sensor integration for decision support systems (DSS). Emphasis is placed on scalable, integrated solutions suitable for field deployment in orchards and vineyards.

Dr. Davide Bianchi
Dr. Alessio Tugnolo
Guest Editors

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